What do you think of when you think about vapes? Do the words “wellness” and “high-design” come to mind? What about “self-care” or “innovation”? Vape culture has long carried a stigma, resulting in societal pressure to keep this habit hidden and the misconception of vaping as an inferior way to …
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0000+0000, the new album from the artist Otura Mun — who performs as ÌFÉ— stands in direct contrast to his acclaimed 2017 debut, IIII+IIII. As Mun describes it, the projects are yin and yang, capturing two opposing energies embedded in Ifá, the religious practice in which Mun is a babalawo, …
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The House of Representatives voted on Friday to pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package representing significant improvements to the country’s roads, bridges, and transportation systems. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi brought the bill to the floor after reaching a compromise with House progressives, who had insisted the infrastructure bill be …
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Green Day have released new song “Holy Toledo!” The new track will appear in the upcoming film, Mark, Mary & Some Other People, which arrives in theaters and digitally on Friday. The upbeat track opens with Billie Joe Armstrong declaring “I wanna go where the trouble begins.” The song throws …
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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have dropped new single “It Don’t Bother Me.” Their take on Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch‘s acoustic song will appear on their collaborative album Raise the Roof, which is their first LP they’ve culled together in 14 years. The album arrives Nov. 19. Their rendition, …
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The 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference got underway in Glasgow this week, and it already looks like a slow-motion train wreck. The leaders of three of the biggest polluting nations – Russia, Brazil, and China – aren’t there. The national pledges that have already been made to cut emissions won’t …
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The following is an excerpt from Tim Mak’s new book “Misfire: Inside the Downfall of the NRA,” about the turmoil inside the country’s most powerful gun lobbying group. At the pinnacle of the National Rifle Association’s power, around the inauguration of President Donald Trump, it was good to be Susan …
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Drew Barrymore inducted the Go-Go’s into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 30th. A life-long fan of the group, Drew Barrymore even dressed up as the cover of Beauty and the Beat to induct the band. The Go-Go’s were the first all-female band to have a …
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Neil Young and Crazy Horse have shared a new song “Heading West,” which will appear on their upcoming LP Barn, out Dec. 10. It’s a nostalgic look back at Young’s childhood, and his move from Ontario to Winnipeg after his parents divorce. “What a great ride with the Horse on …
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Netflix’s Squid Game — a South Korean show in which working-class people compete in life or death children’s games — may be the streamer’s most popular show of all time, but it has gotten some knocks when it comes to its English subtitles, which some say miss crucial cultural context. …
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